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EU States Agree Position on New Illegal Immigration Rules

Last year, more than 918,000 people without residency rights were found to be illegally present in the EU.
EU States Agree Position on New Illegal Immigration Rules
An Italian police officer stands in a recently built Italian-run migrant center at the port of Shengjin, some 60 kms northwest of Tirana, on Oct. 11, 2024. Adnan Beci/AFP via Getty Images
Evgenia Filimianova
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On Dec. 8, European Union countries agreed on their positions on an EU law designed to simplify and accelerate the return of third-country nationals who have no legal right to remain in the bloc, the Council of the European Union announced.

The Council said that EU governments had reached a political agreement that allows it to begin negotiations with the European Parliament to finalize the law.

Evgenia Filimianova
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Evgenia Filimianova is a UK-based journalist covering a wide range of international stories, with a particular interest in foreign policy, economy, and UK politics.